Feed and grain distributor



Oct. 14, 1930. w. J. EB'EBSOLE' 1,778,588

FEED AND GRAIN DISTRIBUTOR Filed Sept. 4, 1929 s Sheets-Sheet 1 WWO Ze,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Oct. 14, 1930. w. J. EBERSOLE 1,778,588

FEED AN i) RAI DISTRIBUTOR Filed Sept. 4, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 14 1d IlPi-VENTOR BY mjliw ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 14, 1930 orsics FEED ANDGRAIN DISTRIBUTOR Application filed September 4, 1929. Serial No.390,338.

r Y of other points, the cneral object of th ivention being to providethe box with a j of spouts, with'valve means in the or controlling thefeed of material through the various spouts.

Another object 01" the invention is to so lot and arrange the parts thatthere is no danger of the material clogging therein and leakage of dustis prevented and the valves can be controlled from the floor of thebuilding in which the device is used.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims. In describing theinvention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawingswherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and in which r Figure 1 is a vertical sectional-viewthrough the device. I

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of l igure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevation. Figure 4 is an elevation taken at rightanglesto Figure 3.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates a casing or box which isconstructed in a dust- 'i'roof manner and reinforced with strips, asshown at 2. The upper end or" the box is con nected to a supply pipe 3through which the material to be distributed flows into the box. Thelower part or" the box is divided into four chambers by the partitions 4and 5, these partitions being arranged at rightangles to each other andthe partition 4- is of greater height than the partition 5. A gate orvalve 6 is fastened to a shaft 7 which passes through the boXimmediately above the partition 4 and in one position of this valve, thematerial enterin the upper part of the box is directed into the twochambers on one side of the partition 4: and in another position of thevalve, the material is directed into the two iamhers on the oppositeside of tid parti- A pair of valves 8 is carried by a sh 1ft 9 whicnpasses through the box immelately above the partition 5, this shaft alsopassing through the partition 4 and the valves 0 are arranged one oneach side of the partition 4. In one position of "these valves 8, two ofthe chambers are closed, while the other two areopen, and in theopposite position of the valve, the two chambers are open and the othertwo are closed. Thus by manipulating the valves 6 and 8, the: materialpassing into the device can be directed into any one of the tourchambers. spout- 10 is connected with the lower end of each hamber by asubstantially funnel shaped part 10 and a pair of similarly constructedspouts 11 is connected with one side of the device adjacent its lowerend and another pair of spouts 12 is connected with the opposite sideor" the device, each spout being double ate or valve 13 controls eachpair of spo is, and in one position of these double gates, the spouts 11and 12 will be closed and in another position, the tour spout-s 10 willbe closer and the material will be directed through the spouts 11 and12.

A double arm 14; is connected with the shaft 7 and a spring 15 connectsone end of this arm to a stationary part of the casing and t 1;.) tohold the gate or valve 6 in one Oil line with the other end of the armand extends downwardly and is connected to a lever 17 fastened to one ofthesupports 18 of the device and working over a quadrant 19, this leverbeing so arranged that it can be reached by a person-standing on thefloor of the builcling in which the device is arranged. By lowering thislever, the valve 6 can be swung to its other position. A similar arm 20is connected with the shaft 9 and a spring 21 connects one end of thisarm with astationary part of the device and'a cable 22 connects theother arm with a lever23 which is similar to a lever 1'7.

An arm 24 is connected With-each of the shafts 25 oi: the valves 13, andthe lower ends of these arms are connected together by a incommunication with a chamber. A

two positions. A cable 16 is connected A depending spring 26 which tendsto hold the parts with the valves 18 closing the spouts l1 and 12. Acable 27 is connected with the upper ends of the arms 2-1. and with alever 28 so that by moving this lever 28 downwardly, the valves l3 willbe moved to a position to close the spent" 10 and to open the spouts 11and 12.

Thus it vill be seen that by manipulating the valves 6 and 8, thematerial entering the distributor box can caused to iiow from the boxthrough any one of the spouts 10 and that by moving the valves 13 toclose the spouts 10, the material will be caused to pass through any oneoi the spouts ll or 12. according to the position of the valves ('3 and8.

it is thought i'rom the toregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, i-rovidcd thatsuch changes tall within the scope of the appended claims.

l-Vhat I claim is:--

1. A distributor be}: comprting a. casing ha 'ing its lower part dividedinto four chambers, a depending spout connected with the lower end ofeach chamber, a gate for directing the material into one pair ofchambers when in one position and to another pair of chambers when inanother position, a double gate arranged at rightangles to the firstgate and in one position closing one pair of chainbers and in anopposite position closing another pair of chambers and manually operatedmeans tor manipulating the gates.

A distributor box comprising a casing having its lower part divided intofour chamhers, a (lepcnding spout connected with the lo wcr end of eachchamber, a gate for directing the material into one pair of chamberswhen in one position, and to another pair of chambers when in anotherposition, a double gate arranged at rightanglee to the first gate and inone position closing one pair of chambers and in an opposite positionclosing another pair of chambers, manually operated means formanipulating the gates, a spout connected with one side of each chamberand gates for directing the material into said spouts or into thedepending spouts.

A device of the class described comprising a casing, a pair oipartitions in the lower partthereoi arranged at rightangles to each otheand divining s id lower part into four chambers, a depending spoutconnected with the lower end of each chamber, one off the partitionsbeing of greater height than the other partition, a shaft passingthrough the casing immediately above the high partition and parallelingthe same, a gate having its low .r eda'e connected with the shaft and inone position closing the space on one side of said high partition anddirecting the material into the space on the opposite side thereof andin another position of the valve, closing the last mentioned space anddirecting material into the first mentioned space, a shaft passingthrough the casing immediate- 1y above the short partition andparalleling the same, a double gate having its lower edge connected withsaid shaft, said double gate, in conjunction with the first mentionedgate, permitting the material to be directed into any one of thechambers.

l. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a pair ofpartitions in the lower part thereot arranged at rightangles to eachother and dividing said lower pait into iour chambers, a depending spoutconnected with the lower end of each chamber, one of the partitionsbeing of greater height than the other partition, a shaft passing "hwmghthe casing immediately above the l. h partition and 1;:aralleling thesame, a e having its lower edge connected with the shaft and in oneposition closing the space on one side of said high partition anddirecting the material into the space on the opposite side there-- ofand in another position 01" the valve, closing the last mentioned spaceand directing material into the first mentioned space, a shaft passingthrough the casing in'nnediatei above the short partition andparalleling the same, a double gate having its lower edge connected withsaid shaft, said double gate, in conjunction with the first mentioned oto, permitting the material to be directed into any one of the chambers,a spout connected with the side of each chamber, a double gatecontrolling each pair of spouts, springs for holding all. the gates inclosing positions and manually operated means for moving each gate toits opposite position.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

ILLIAM J. EIEEPLSULE.

